Vélez snatch last-gasp win over Instituto with Andrada’s late goal | OneFootball

Vélez Sarsfield claimed a 1-0 away victory over Instituto de Córdoba this Thursday in a match corresponding to the first round of Group A of the Torneo Apertura, held at the Juan Domingo Perón stadium.

The dramatic winning goal for the “Fortín” was scored by Tobías Andrada, at the 46th minute of the second half.

With this result, Guillermo Barros Schelotto’s team earned their first points in the domestic championship as they prepare to host Talleres next Tuesday at 17:45. Meanwhile, “La Gloria” will visit Vicente López to face Platense, who drew 0-0 with Unión, on Monday, January 26 starting at 17:00.

Taking advantage of Instituto’s errors in building from the back, the Liniers side managed to threaten goalkeeper Manuel Roffo’s area on two occasions, although they lacked the efficiency needed to break the deadlock. In the 25th minute of the first half, Braian Romero received the ball inside the box, found himself facing the goal to take a shot, but chose to cut back under pressure from a defender and ended up losing possession.

With less than 10 minutes to go before halftime, referee Andrés Merlos awarded a penalty to the Córdoba side after the ball struck Lisandro Magallán’s arm following a shot by Jhon Córdoba. However, VAR, led by José Carreras, overturned the decision due to a previous offside. Thus, the match went into the break without any changes to the score and with Vélez sitting a bit deeper at the end than at the start of the game.

When it seemed the match would end in a goalless draw, Tobías Andrada appeared at the edge of the box to unleash a right-footed shot after a great assist from Matias Arias, who delicately set up the ball for the striker to open the scoring in the final moments of the game.

Summary of Instituto – Vélez Sarsfield for the first round of the Torneo Apertura

Torneo Apertura

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